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Left-Handed Records
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 11:51 am
by RamVault09
Does anybody know what the American / World Record is for lefties? If so, where can I find this documented?
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 2:51 pm
by bjvando
Im not 100% posotive, but im pretty sure that Simon Arkell ( Australia) has the WR. It's around 19'2-19'4". Thats just from hear-say, sorry i dont have any documentation on it.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 4:39 pm
by lonestar
Pretty sure Simon Arkell has the world lefty record at 5.80m.
Not sure of the American, but possibly Dave Roberts at like 5.70?
Gus could probably tell you and find documentation through Roger Ruth, who keeps track of EVERYTHING. Email him at
vaultngus@vaultworld.com
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:15 pm
by Barto
Brent Burns? 5.72m?
For some reason this seems correct.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 9:04 pm
by achtungpv
Burns' best was 5.70 which he cleared like 20 times.
Arkell is still the best leftie with 5.80.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:37 pm
by RamVault09
is this Burns guy American? or does the Roberts have the American with 5.70?
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:46 pm
by vaultguru6
Bernt Burns was probably was the most talented American vaulter that never jumped 19 feet. Like Achtung said, he jumped 5.70 more times than you can count, but never got the big 19 footer in. This guy should probably have jumped 6 meters.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 8:14 am
by achtungpv
vaultguru6 wrote:Bernt Burns was probably was the most talented American vaulter that never jumped 19 feet. Like Achtung said, he jumped 5.70 more times than you can count, but never got the big 19 footer in. This guy should probably have jumped 6 meters.
Guru is right, he had loads of talent...he was also an NCAA qualifier in the 110H while at Cal.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:37 am
by PVJunkie
Mark Buse - 5.66 - Indiana Univ.
He should be in the top 5 for lefties.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 3:24 pm
by Russ
If memory serves me correctly, the very first person who ever vaulted 18 feet was left-handed: Christos Papanicolaou from Greece. 18'01/4 October 24, 1970.
Lefties
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 9:52 am
by SlickVT
Haha, weird-ass lefties. They just love doing things bass-akwards. Haha just playin. Me and a friend of mine (both righty vaulters) tried vaulting lefty over the summer a while back for fun. In three days time I had quit and he was clearing 14'. I was really impressed. Anyway, hope you all like the story.
lefty..
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 5:46 pm
by vaulter580
i jumped 13' left-handed, drunk, and naked back my freshman year
(that was before i forgot how to pole vault)